Russian Bridge Podcast

When we learn a foreign language, diversity is the last thing we think about. We focus on grammar, vocabulary and try to remember everything we have learned, we are afraid to forget something. But what if we change our strategy and focus on diversity from the very beginning? In this episode, I'm trying to talk about it.💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to ht...

In this episode, I share my experience of playing sports and talk about its importance. Hopefully, you love sports, and you will find something useful in what I'm saying. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/...

We're going to analyze one more mistake which many learners commonly make. Let's see if we can remember when we use больше - меньше and более - менее. They are so similar, aren't they?😁 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the...

There are common mistakes made by everyone studying Russian. We analyse one of these typical mistakes in this episode. Был хороший человек или был хорошим человеком? 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russia...

We live during hard times. And it's really important to learn how we can get through it and keep ourselves safe and healthy mentally and spiritually. In this episode I share with you my thoughts and thoughts of other people. Stay safe and make love not war! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscri...

Is there a difference in the importance of breakfast, lunch and dinner? Certainly! We start our day with breakfast, and it depends on it what the day will be like. Listen to this slow-paced podcast, learn helpful breakfast vocabulary, and pay special attention to how you start your day! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthe...

What can you say instead of curse words if you are an intelligent, well-mannered person? Do you have any options to get rid of negative emotions, even while in a public situation? Should you use Russian obscenities? Let's take a closer look at what you can say instead! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can...

Easter days remind us of the peaceful and loving Christ, who sacrificed himself for the salvation of people. Shouldn't we follow this shining example today, when there is bloodshed and so much suffering all around?💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russi...

This is the second part of the podcast about paired prepositions. This time we'll closely look at mixed pairs and what they are used for. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓📚 F...

It's so confusing when you can't follow the syntax of your native language trying to speak Russian, right? In English, for example, the pair of two prepositions FROM - TO covers many situations related to distance, movement or duration. Let's see what we use in Russian, and yes, it's not as hard as you think! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www....

Despite all difficult news we have been hearing, let's just stop and look around. Is there anything better in the world than spring? It is the anthem of life itself. So let the war end and spring reign! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even whe...

UPD: I'd recorded this podcast last night shortly before Russia attacked Ukraine. Unfortunately, the situation has changed since then, but I keep this here ...Here's what I think about the current moment of the Russian Ukrainian crisis. You will not find harsh judgments, hasty approvals or political claims here. Instead, I'm trying to say what all parties could do to stop what threatens to escalat...

Is it important to thoroughly choose things when you're going to buy them? I don't mean their quality; this goes without saying. I mean something that gives you confidence that this thing is just for you. It fits you; it suits you and has to belong to you. In the episode, I speak about these close and specific relationships with things. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me...

What is a book? Is it just a certain number of paper pages or something that can affect or even change your life? 🤔 Do we really understand what is the difference between visual content and literature? In the episode I'm trying to answer these questions.💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe...

If you carefully look at what we usually call our hobbies, you will probably see that they are something that plays a much more important role than we think of them. Listen to the episode and you'll treat your hobby as if it is your honest and devoted friend. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subs...

I firmly believe that deep down we are still children. We tend to forget about it. But reach out and take a book of fairy tales from the shelf. I bet that if you manage to focus on it, you will forget about everything else. This proves what I just said. Listen to my podcast and remember the times when you were a kid. What fairy tales did you read back then? 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast trans...

Do you love to cook? I do. I'm not a chef, I'm just an amateur. But I can make a nice soup or a salad that might surprise you. Cooking is an art and it can make our life much brighter! If you're going to visit Russia one day, please come and taste my borsch! 🥣😍 I'm sure you'll love it! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingth...

Let's see how the Christmas tree spread throughout Europe and became a symbol of Christmas joy, love and miracles! 🎄🍊😍 This is the final part of the episode Зимние праздники (Winter holidays). 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you'r...

Winter holidays are the time when we decorate the Christmas tree, give each other gifts ... Then we eat a lot of sweet and fatty foods, light bonfires ... Where do all these traditions come from and why do we celebrate winter holidays the way we do? 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe to m...

There are so many things in languages we learn that can confuse us! Let's take a look at some Russian words that are so similar and so different! Итак, разный или другой? 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/...

I'm sure that Russian often surprises you, right? Hopefully, it doesn't make you angry. I know myself how playful it can be. But that's exactly what makes learning Russian fun. So, by changing our attitude to the learning process, we easily adopt those things that seem difficult. Let's see what the simple verb "сесть" really is! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please...

To speak nicely and correctly, we really need to be careful, because even a native speaker can make a mistake! Listen to the podcast and see what happened to me when I was recording my first episode.  💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩‍🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when...

Is it possible to use two Russian words КОГДА и КАК back-to-back in a sentence? It seems unlikely, right? We usually start questions with one of them or we use one of them to connect two clauses... This is the first episode of the Russian in 3 minutes podcast, and you are going to learn it. YES, there is a way to do it!💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to ht...